Somewhere, when we weren't looking, Mike Tyson transformed himself from the "Baddest Man on the Planet" to one of sports best interviews and most thoughtful athletes.

In this radio interview with ESPN Las Vegas, he talks about Charlie Sheen "acting a little strange" learning the tango, why he can't hang out with his wife, boxing with an STD, "being a damn fool' and how channeling Edmond Dantes from The Count of Monte Cristo got him through prison.

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